Opinions and practices regarding electronic cigarette use among Romanian high school students

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• 作者：Lucia Maria Lotrean^a ; Bianca Varga^a ; Monica Popa^a ; Cornel Radu Loghin^b ; Milena Adina Man^a ; ^{manmilena50@yahoo.com" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author} ; Antigona Trofor^c
• 关键词：e-cigarettes ; Adolescents ; Romania
• 刊名：Gaceta Sanitaria
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：September-October 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：30
• 期：5
• 页码：366-369
• 全文大小：218 K

文摘

The study assessed awareness, opinions, practices regarding electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) and factors associated with their use among Romanian high school students.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was conducted in 2013 in two major Romanian cities, distributing anonymous questionnaires to 342 high school students aged 16–18.

Results

52.3% of the smokers, 29.2% of the ex-smokers and 7% of the never-smokers had tried e-cigarettes at least once in their life; 7.8% of the smokers and 4.6% of the ex-smokers had used e-cigarettes in the last month. Among smokers, e-cigarette use was associated with lower participation in school health education regarding e-cigarettes and with having parents using e-cigarettes.. Among ex-smokers and never-smokers, e-cigarette use was associated with intention to use e-cigarettes in the next year and with having friends who use e-cigarettes.

Conclusion

Health education programmes and regulatory interventions addressing e-cigarettes are needed in Romania. More research is necessary on how to develop effective public health messages.